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laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
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This is one of a number of Raw Russian coins I purchased recently. This one image is to whet your appitite-it's the least expensive but also has a wonderful chocolate luster that I love.



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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,429 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice coin and it seems Russian coinage is moving well. There was a time when it seemed quite common and sold at a discount. I think those days are over for now.

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭


    << <i>nice coin and it seems Russian coinage is moving well. There was a time when it seemed quite common and sold at a discount. I think those days are over for now. >>



    And probably forever.

    Nice coin, Laurent!

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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    Very nice coin image - Preussen
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  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    I wasn't going to put this one up because the photo of the obverse is small - but this is a well struck Russian with some yucky stuff on the surface that didn't come off after an acetone bath - it's not corrosion but something on the surface. Darn - it's otherwise a very nice coin.

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    and the reverse
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    Shep
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  • gxseriesgxseries Posts: 423
    That 3 kopek is one beauty coin image
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  • nicholasz219nicholasz219 Posts: 1,386 ✭✭✭
    Laurentyvan,

    Nice 3K! Hard to find these pieces at the discount prices of the past anymore as CoinKat said. I used to see nice stuff like this commonly and I regret each piece that I did not buy. I don't think Russian coins will be coming down in price anytime soon either, unfortunately.

    Regarding that 1915 20K piece, I have several minor silver pieces, especially from the time period of 1900-1915 which have that gunk on them but are in otherwise uncirculated condition. I don't think it is rust or corrosion, and I have never attempted to clean them so I really don't know what that stuff is. It is unfortunate too, because without whatever that is on the surface a lot of those coins would grade very well. I have wondered if it might be glue or something used to affix the coins to some sort of board or something. And I really have only seen it on the coins of the dates mentioned above.

    Wierd!

    Nick
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